Tropical Infectious Diseases. Principles, Pathogens, And Practice - Couverture souple

Guerrant, Richard-L

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0443079080 ISBN 13 : 9780443079085

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 1999

Synopsis

Here is a comprehensive resource on the diagnosis and treatment of tropical infectious diseases. 175 international authorities summarise general principles; provide state-of-the-art information on individual pathogens; and then detail specific approaches for evaluation and management. The text is conveniently organised into 3 practice-applicable sections: Principles, Pathogens and Practice.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice, by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from tropical regions. Sweeping updates to this 3rd edition include vaccines, SARS, hepatitis A-E, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, tick-borne encephalitis and Omsk hemorrhagic fever, human papilloma virus, and mucormycosis. New full-color images throughout allow you to more accurately view the clinical manifestations of each disease and better visualize the life cycles of infectious agents. And, full-text online access at www.expertconsult.com enables you to perform quick searches and rapidly locate and download images. Definitive, state-of-the-art coverage of pathophysiology as well as clinical management makes this the reference you'll want to consult - online and in print - whenever you are confronted with tropical infections, whether familiar or unfamiliar!

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard L Guerrant MD

Thomas H Hunter Professor of International Medicine

Director, Center for Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville

VA

USA

David H Walker MD

Carmage and Martha Walls Distinguished University Chair in Tropical Diseases

Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases

Professor and Chair,

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

TX

USA

Peter F Weller MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Dept, Harvard School of Public Health

Chief, Infectious Disease Division

Vice Chair of Research, Dept. of Medicine

Boston

MA

USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0443079080
• ISBN 13: 9780443079085
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 824
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie